California Court of Appeal
City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, B207298
In a claim that the Government Claims Act applied and limited the class to those persons who paid the challenged costs up to one year before the date of claims presentation, petition by city for extraordinary relief is granted where: 1) the plaintiffs' claim for monetary relief was a claim for "money or damages" within the meaning of section 905; 2) the claim was not based on an obligation to return specific property held by the city as a bailee, as in Minsky v. City of Los Angeles (1974) and its progeny; and 3) the Government Claims Act applied.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/18/2008
- Published 11/18/2008
Judges
- CROSKEY, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Michael L. Claessens, Laurie Rittenberg, Assistant City Attorneys, and Adena M. Hadar, Deputy City Attorney, for Petitioner., Law Offices of S. Chandler Visher, S. Chandler Visher; Law Offices of Matthew J. Witteman, Matthew J. Witteman; Law Offices of Bradley C. Arnold and Bradley C. Arnold, for Real Parties in Interest.
- For Appellees:
- No appearance for Respondent.